ToolStack Folio Alternatives

ToolStack Folio is described as 'A beautiful markdown note-taking app for GNOME (forked from Paper)' and is a Note-taking tool in the office & productivity category. There are more than 50 alternatives to ToolStack Folio for a variety of platforms, including Mac, Windows, Linux, Flathub and Android apps. The best ToolStack Folio alternative is Obsidian, which is free. Other great apps like ToolStack Folio are Joplin, Notesnook, Google Keep and Simplenote.

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  1. iA Writer icon
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    iA Writer is a pro tool for focused writing in Markdown, a simple formatting language. It offers features like Focus Mode, Style Check, Syntax Highlight, Wikilinks, and cross-platform compatibility.

    139 iA Writer alternatives

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    • Paid
    • Proprietary

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • iPhone
    • iPad
     
  2. Ulysses icon
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    Ulysses is a text editor for creative writers. Used by bloggers, poets, students and published novelists all over the world, it offers an integrated environment to brainstorm, draft, revise and even submit text on a professional level.

    170 Ulysses alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • iPhone
    • iPad
     
  3. Roam Research icon
     61 likes

    As easy to use as a word document or bulleted list, and as powerful for finding, collecting, and connecting related ideas as a graph database. Collaborate with others in real time, or store all your data locally.

    201 Roam Research alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

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    • Online
    • Android
    • iPhone
     
  4. novelWriter icon
     33 likes

    novelWriter is a Markdown-like text editor designed for writing novels and larger projects of many smaller plain text documents. It uses its own flavor of Markdown that supports a meta data syntax for comments, synopsis and cross-referencing between files.

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Qt
    • Python
     
  5. Downright icon
     4 likes

    Native macOS Markdown reader and editor with Document, Split, and Source views, customizable themes, Finder and Quick Look integration, real-time file monitoring, broad Markdown support, and the ability to review external file changes. Free and MIT licensed.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

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    • Mac
    • Homebrew
     
  6. Quoll Writer icon
     43 likes

    Focus on your words not the interface. Quoll Writer is a writing application that helps you focus on your words. Clean and uncluttered. Feature rich. Features are where you would expect them to be.

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    • Windows
    • Mac
    • Linux
     
  7. NoteKit icon
     22 likes

    This program is a structured notetaking application based on GTK+ 3. Write your notes in instantly-formatted Markdown, organise them in a tree of folders that can be instantly navigated from within the program, and add hand-drawn notes by mouse, touchscreen or digitiser.

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    • Windows
    • Linux
     
  8. Effortlessly organize notes and tasks using Focal's intuitive tree structure. Create diverse note types, use powerful search, efficient tagging, and customizable settings to enhance productivity and maintain focus.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • Android
    • Chrome OS
    • Android Tablet
    • Flathub
    • Flatpak
    • Windows
     
  9. Daino Notes icon
     10 likes

    Offers fast, distraction-free note-taking via a high-performance editor with real-time Markdown, local-first storage, image support, Kanban task boards, intuitive drag-and-drop, keyboard shortcuts, configurable themes, fast search, and cross-platform access.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
     
  10. Apostrophe icon
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    Apostrophe is a simple GNU/Linux Markdown editor built with the GTK+ framework.

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    • Linux
    • Flathub
    • GNOME
    • Linux Mobile
     
  11. VNote icon
     39 likes

    A Vim-inspired note-taking application that knows programmers and Markdown better.

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Flathub
     
  12. Silverbullet icon
     18 likes

    Silver Bullet is an extensible, open source, personal knowledge management system. Indeed, that’s fancy talk for “a note-taking app with links.” However, Silver Bullet goes a bit beyond just that.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

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    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Self-Hosted
     
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